TO SEPT. 23: A sample sale will take place at 1092 Haniltan St. Vancouver designer label Ren ct Normand will have a sale of inventory duc te a major department. store’s liquida- tion. Also fashions — by Poorboy and Neto. Hours are noon to 5 pam, daily. FRIDAY, SEPT. 24: University Women’s Club will bring high fashion to Hycroft next: month. The Shaughnessy mansion is the setting for a fashion show and cocktail party featuring evening wear by Vancouver designers Catherine Regehr, Zonda Nellis and Chris Falcon, as well as) custom designs by Janet Cave of Perfectly Suited Couture. Fashions trom) Marilyn's of West Van will alse be te tured. Tickets are $ Phone 731-466] to reserve. MONDAY, SEPT. 27: Welcome Wagon — invites brides-to-be to ring a guest and attend a free bridal showcase at Hollybuen Country Club. starting at 6:30 p.m. Displays, fashions and door prizes, To pre-reg- ister, call Val ar 984-0746 or Maureen at 988-0848. TO OCT.1: Purchase a raf- fle cicket to win an original handmade quilt from The Thread Bear in West Vancouver. The queen-size quilt —off-white, peach and green, and valued at $2,000 — was created by volunteers and members of the West Vancouver Seniors Centre trom materials provided by The Thread Bear Tickets are $2 each and can be pur- chased at the store, 1552 Marine Dr, or by phone 922-0308. Proceeds go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. OCT. 22-24: The Wedding Guild presents its autumn bridal show to showcase Vancouver's next generation of, wedding services, at Heritage Hail, 3102 Main St., Vancouver. Fashion shows, wedding workshops, wine tasting and refresh- ments. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday as well as 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $20 through ‘Ticketmaster at 280-4444. WEDNESDAYS: Lonsdale Quay’s fashion shops, Out of Africa Global Culture and Zulaika included, showcase their collections — during lunchtime fashion shows, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Cheshire Cheese Inn. — Compiled by Layne Christensen FASHION FILE is a weekly Sunday column. If your bust- ness or charity is planning a fashion show, send in your information as carly as possi- ble to the North Shore News, 2139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C, V7M 2H4. Fax to 985-2104 or e-mail . Priority isgiren to fundraising jashion events and fashion shows tak- ing place on the North Shore. north shore news § FASHION The shape of thin CHIC comfort is the style that shapes the season. Sunday, September 19, 1999 — North Shore News — 15 Banana Republic in Park Roval’s north mall recently uaveiled its Key Jooks tor fali during an in store fashion presentation, A complement of sporty and sophisticated styles highligh: the trends. Long ov rlean and short-over long proportions dehy er amis ofuneypected possililities tor both work- week and weekend wear, Wear the new longer length cardigan over a knee-length pleated skirt. Or pair a cropped jacket over ankle: grazing skirt. Fashion finds new prontise in wearable items thar add versatility to vour wardrobe. The sleeveless fun- nel-neck shell can be worn alone of sipped over a cotton shirt fora lavered look, for example. The cotton canvas skirt with zipper at the knee converts from long to short for two versatile looks. Lycra and Spandex add case of movement to just about every fabrication, from cotten te wool, adding shape to suits and tai- lored ems for more comfortable wear. Colours for fll are richly inspired by nature: plums, moss greens and marine. Grey, in every shade trom stone to charcoal, still dominates the colour palette. Red may emerge as the season's hot colour. Foonvear, feo, is influenced by our quest tor added comfort. Rounded toes and rubber soles case us into day-long wear. Knee-high boats, low-heeled Mary Janes and clogs are among ihe styles to watch, — Lavy Christensen NEWS photos Julie lverson SHANA Smith’s jersey funnel-neck sweater in a cotton-acrylic blend tops a convertible skirt in cotton. A zipper at the knees converts it to a shorter length. cyte Layne Christensen Fashion Editor IN cyberspace there is a place where tween divas dish secrets and gab ’bout boyz, muzic, szcool, ’n fazion trendz. To an adult it may seem like an alien planet, bur to a tween — what advertising execs and retail analysts call that lucrative market of girls seven to 14 — is a place to call her own. The Web site is the cre- ation of Suzy Shier, the Montreal-based retailer that opened 40 Suzy Girl in-store boutiques across the country Jast year in an effort to broaden its market to include voung style-makers, ar, in the words of Suzy Shier, “nveen divas.” The News put together its own team of eween divas to review the site. Sisters Dominique, 14, and Jacqueline, 11, checked out and gave us their feedback. Pominique spent about 20 minutes clicking through the site before pronouncing that it was “pretty good.” She thous;ht the site’s chatty text, however, “sounded like an adult. acting like a teenag- er.” Jacqueline also thought that there were too many “cool” words to make this truly cool. However, she liked the way the site displayed fashion trends through pho- tographs and drawings. Visitors to Uie site can get the scoop on featured special buys and use the Store Locator to find the nearest KIM SBechard wears a sleeveless, ribbed funnel-neck shell over a stretch shirt, left untucked over black stretch tlat-front pants. A red shirt in stretchy cotton-Spandex adds punch to the single-breasted wool blazer and pants, both in biack, that Danielle Mackenzie modets. Low- heeled Mary-Janes finish the look. store (there’s a Suzy Shier at Capilano Mall in North Vancouver but tween | style queens will have to travel to Metrotown in Burnaby for the nearest’ Suzy Girl boutique). A Contest page also offers a vari- ety of prizes to win. ‘Two quibbles from the adult members of our research team: there are no prices for featured = merchandise and online shopping is not available at this time. photo Suzy Shier PLUSH devil “computer cosy,” about $35 at Suzy Girl.